Why would a town turn a trial into a holiday picnic, spreading out blankets on the courthouse lawn when a man’s life is on the line? This To Kill A Mockingbird Chapter 16 Quiz is about the gallery’s atmosphere with spectators. Think of the segregation, the spectacle of the crowd before the first witness is called.
To Kill A Mockingbird Chapter 16 Quiz Questions
- What event is about to begin at the start of Chapter 16?
- Where does Scout wake up at the beginning of the chapter?
- What does Atticus tell the children about the crowd at the jail the night before?
- Who had broken up the mob at the jail?
- How did Scout’s words affect Mr. Cunningham during the mob scene?
- What does Atticus say about mobs?
- Who stays with the Finch children the morning of the trial?
- Why does Aunt Alexandra disapprove of the children attending the trial?
- Where does Miss Maudie choose to spend her day during the trial?
- How does Miss Maudie feel about attending the trial?
- What does Jem say about the trial’s importance?
- Where do Scout, Jem, and Dill plan to sit at the courthouse?
- Who leads the children up to the balcony?
- Who is sitting with the Black community in the balcony?
- What is special about the courthouse’s architecture?
- What happens to the old courthouse clock tower?
- Who does Scout describe as “a red little rooster”?
- How does the crowd behave outside the courthouse?
- Who sits on the square eating lunch before the trial?
- What unusual drink does Dolphus Raymond carry in a paper sack?
- What do the townspeople believe is inside Dolphus Raymond’s bottle?
- Who does Dolphus Raymond associate with in Maycomb?
- What do the children learn about Dolphus Raymond’s family?
- Who is Judge Taylor?
- How does Judge Taylor behave in court?
- Who defends Tom Robinson in the trial?
- Who is the prosecutor in the trial?
- How does Scout describe the atmosphere inside the courtroom?
- What theme is highlighted by the crowd’s behavior toward the trial?
- What does Scout realize about the trial’s significance?